Changeling (2008)
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| Release Date: | October 24, 2008 (Limited) October 31, 2008 |
| On DVD: | February 17, 2009 |
| Genre: | Suspense |
| Director: | Clint Eastwood |
| Writer: | J. Michael Straczynski |
| Cast: | Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Jeffrey Donovan, Colm Feore, Amy Ryan, Michael Kelly |
| AKA: | Exchange, The |
| Studio: | Universal Pictures |
| Official site: | changelingmovie.net |
| Running Time: | 140 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated R for some violent and disturbing content, and language. |
Clint Eastwood directs Angelina Jolie and John Malkovich in a provocative thriller based on actual events: Changeling. In the film, Christine Collins' (Jolie) prayers are met when her kidnapped son is returned. But amidst the frenzy of the photo-op reunion, she realizes this child is not hers. Facing corrupt police and a skeptical public, she desperately hunts for answers, only to be confronted by a truth that will change her forever.
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Clint Eastwood, an Oscar mainstay over the last several years, essentially opened award recognition season in October with Changeling, an Angelina Jolie-starring drama about a woman who's child goes missing. Unfortunately for Eastwood, the movie received mixed critical response and lackluster box office returns.
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phyllishartt says:
December 5, 2008This is one of those period pieces with great color, clothes and sets. Its also effective as a look at both the mental health profession and the criminal justice system in the mid twentieth century in America. It seems we have come a long way.
Angelina definitely has the twenties "look" down and wears it well. Her red lips are much there to be admired. Her character is one we can really sympathize with although we really dont get to know very much about her. We can well understand her frustration in dealing with an unfair, and bizarre situation. We also come to empathize with her inability to come to terms with the more and more difficult situations she must encounter.
The simultaneous story about the serial killer keeps us interested and the suspense is high. Somehow The Changeling manages not to leave us too much dispirited but hopeful that the past is well behind us.